Nether garment.



W. P. MOQUILLEN.

NETHER GfARlSlIBNT.V .urLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 29, 190s.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

resident of Philadelphia,

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WALTER McQUILLEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, .PLEN1\..-..IVANIA.

Nirrrrna GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, l14, 1909,

Application mea January 29, 190s. "serial No. 413,301.

ments' in nether garments, and more par? ticularly in that class. of such garments whichv are made` from woven and knitted fabrics combined, and the' object of the invention is to provide a garment of this general character of a simple and comparatively inexpensive nature wherein the two kinds of materials from which the garment is made are so combined as to secure the maximum advantage of each, the elastic nature is a rear View of a of the knitted fabric promoting ease of.

movement and tit and the woven fabric affording strengthy and improved wearing qualities to the garment.

The invention consists in certain novel features of the construction and combinations' and arrangements of theseve'ral parts of the improved nether garment, whereby ccrtaini'important advantages are attained, and the garment is rendered simpler, less expensive, more durable and otherwise better adapted and more convenient for use, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth..`

The novel features of the invention will be carefullydefincd in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings which serve to illustrate my invention-flingue `1 garment embodyin my 2 is a front view o said 3 is a fragmentary secupon an enlarged scale the crotch portion of improvements; Fig. garment; and Fig. tional View, drawn and ytaken through the garment. A s shown in these views, the im roved garment has its upper part l forme from woven fabric, such as jeans for example, said upper part comprising a rounded seat portion 2, of dimension and contour adapted tov extend across the buttocks' of the wearer, and a waist band formed of narrow straps or pieces 3, 3, extended laterally from opposite sides of said seat portion 2, and adapted to pass about the waist of the weare It is evident that these straps or pieces 3, 3, may be formed either integrally with the seat portion 2 or as separate ,parts "each vcrotch portion stitched to the upper part of the seat portion in a well known way.

4 represents a vent centrally producedat the upper part of the seat portion 2, and 5 represents a crotch portion formed of a wide strip, the width of which. is, however, less than that of the rounded seat portion 2, said strip or portion 5 being extended downward and forwardly from the center of the lower part of said seat portion so-asto be adapted to be lpassed through the crotch of the wearer. i T is crotch portion, by preference, will be formed integral with the seat ortion 2, and its widthwill be such that,

in the finished garment, s'aid strip or crotch portion will produce two folds or plies 6, 6 extended partwayi down the legs of the garment. y

The woven upper part l of the improved garment also comprises portions 7, 7 connected with the forward end of the crotch portion or strip 5, being separated by a slit forming the front fly in a well known way, and extended upward parallel with each other at the center of the front part of the garment and connected at their upper ends with the forward extremities of the straps or pieces 3, 3 of which the -waist band of the iinproved garment is formed. The fly portions '7, 7, are tapered in form, being narrowest at their lower ends where they have connection with the crotch portion or strip 5, and being gradually increased in width toward their upper ends as clearly shown in Fig. 1. 8, 8, 'represent the legs lof the improved garment, these beirwr formed from elastic or vnitted fabric and having their up er ed e portions stitched as shown at 9, 9 along t e `edges of the woven upper part l, which thereby forms an effective connection between said elastic .or knitted le s of the garment, each searr 9 being exten ed along one side of the seat portion 2, one side of the 5, `one edge of one of the fly portions 7 and one edge of one of the straps 3 of the waist band of the garment. By this construction the seams 9, 9 which connect the upper edges of the'knitted legs 8, S with the crotch port-ion or strip 5 are located at the lower edges of the respective foldsor lies 6, 6 into which said crotch portion is ormed, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, so that in the use of the im roved garment, the said seams are dispose across the legs at a oint below the crotch so as not to be liab e to chafe or discomfort' the wearer. Furthermore by this construction, the uppe'r portions of the elastic or knitted fabric from which thelegs' 8, 8 are formed, are caused to extend across the hips of the wearer, between the fly ortionsl 7, 7 and seat'portion 2 and below t e waist band, as clearly shown at 10 lon the drawings, so that while the woven fabric from which the waist band is formed insures a proper lit of the garment around the waist, there is still no interference with the Afree movement of the legs and hips during use. i l

The woven upper part l not merely insures'the it of the garment at the waist, but also receives and is adapted to withstand the heavier strains and wear which, during use, are imposed upon the seat and crotch portions of such garments, so that the durability of the improved garment is greatly,`

l increased without in any way detracting from the advantage of the elastic or knitted fabric as affording greater freedom of movement. According to my invention, as herein shown, the employment of a seat seam is also obviated so that, the liability lof ripping is greatly lessened and added comfort is assured 'the wearer, and I have herein shown the woven upper part l of the garment provided with a reinforce 11, extended across theseat portion 2 and crotchportion 5 so as to strengthen said portions and enable them to better withstand the wear to which they are exposed lduring use of the garment.

Erom the above description of my improvements it will be seen that the nethergarment made according to my invention is of an' extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and that" the woven and knitted fabrics of which the garment is formed are so combined and .arranged as to aord the maximum of advantage of each so as' to render thegarmentv particularly well adapted for use, and it will 'also be obvious \from the above description, that the" improved garment is capableof some modification without-material departure from the arinciples and spirit of my invention, and

or this reason I do not desire to be understood 'as limiting myself to the'precise form and arrangement of the several Darts herein set forth. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patposite sides 'of the crotch port-ion, and compri sing portions adapted to be extended over the hips ofthe wearer and which are ex-l tended above the woven crotch portion and are connected with .the opposite edges of the seat portion and with the lower ends of said oppositely extended straps. 4

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 3d day of January, 1908, in theA presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER P. MCQUILLEN.

Witnesses:

J. D. CAPLINGER, F. W. WIMAN.

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